Books for Parents: There are so many books and resources out there for parents to learn more about how to communicate effectively with their children. While we’ve included some information in this toolkit on this topic, here are a few books to check out if you’d like some additional information. • Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized ParentChild Communication by Dr. Haim Ginott, Dr. Alice Ginott, and Dr. H. Wallace Goddard • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish • How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish • How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things: Specific Questions and Answers and Useful Things to Say by Charles E. Schaefer and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo • How to Talk to Teens about Really Important Things: Specific Questions and Answers and Useful Things to Say by Charles E. Schaefer and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo • Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children, by Thomas Gordon • Raising a Thinking Child: Help Your Young Child to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along With Others: The ‘I Can Problem Solve’ Program, by Myrna B. Shure • Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman, Joan Declaire, Daniel Goleman Books for Children: The world of emotions can be so confusing for children. One minute they are excited and jumping off the walls, the next something happens and they are so furious that they want to scream. By reading picture books about emotions and labeling feelings for your child, you can help your child start to understand what is going on in his body and mind and learn how to deal with the emotions in a healthy way. Here are a few books to share with your child. Picture Books about Feelings for Children: • When Sophie Gets AngryReally, Really Angry… by Molly Bang • Way I Feel Books (e.g., When I Feel Sad, When I Feel Worried, When I Feel Good About Myself) by Cornelia Maude Spelman and Kathy Parkinson • The ChocolateCoveredCookie Tantrum by Deborah Blumenthal • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst • Hurty Feelings by Helen Lester • The Story of my Feelings by Laurie Berkner • Theo’s Mood by Maryann CoccaLeffler • Happy by Mies van Hout • The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! by Mo Willems • Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes • Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling? By Tad Hills • Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly and James Dean • What About Bear? by Susanne Bloom • Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley • The PoutPout Fish by Deborah Diesen • Hooray for Hat by Brian Won